HOSING


Meaning of HOSING in English

/hoh"zing/ , n. Slang.

1. an act or instance of being taken advantage of or cheated.

2. an act or instance of being attacked or defeated decisively; drubbing: Small investors took a hosing in the recent stock-market decline.

[ HOSE + -ING 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .